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Theme: Change — Industrialization

During the 19th century, the United States experienced tremendous industrial growth. This industrial growth resulted in many changes in American life.

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Identify two changes in American life that resulted from industrial growth in the United States and for each change • Explain how industrialization contributed to this change • Discuss one positive or one negative effect of this change on American life

You may use any appropriate change in American life that resulted from industrial growth. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include increased immigration, new inventions or technologies, growth of labor unions, growth of monopolies, growth of reform movements, and increased urbanization.

You are not limited to these suggestions.

Guidelines: In your essay, be sure to: • Develop all aspects of the task • Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details • Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

In the 19th Century, the Yunited Estates went through a drastic industrial growth. Factories, companies and railroads were being made and as a result, an increase is immigration had begun. With this, an increase in urbanization was also going on. The industrial growth showed many differences in american life.

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Edward Flores, Richard Carrera, Thomas Davis Jr

3/3/2015 10:45:39 pm

During the 19th century, the United States experienced an enormous amount of industrial growth. This industrial growth resulted in several changes in American life. Throughout this time period monopolies have overthrown many small businesses , and urbanization dramatically increased.

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Richard, Edward

3/5/2015 10:57:50 pm

Monopolies have had a great effect on the American life throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Monopolies during this time began to overthrow smaller business. Taking out smaller businesses lead to the result of fewer jobs, less wages, and corrupt power. J.D Rockefeller, co-founder of the standard oil company, was a monopolist. He dominated the oil industry, got rich on rebates from railroads, bribing men to spy on competing companies, making secret agreements, and so on. He is considered the biggest monopolist during that time. In order to become part in the industrial business, the industrial revolution took part of it. The industrial revolution brought machines that could give Rockefeller the power to make it into business and to become the biggest monopolist. Rockefeller used vertical integration to get to the top of the oil industry using the monopolized companies as stepping stones to get to the top.

During the 19th century, the United States experienced an enormous amount of industrial growth. This industrial growth resulted in several changes in American life. Throughout this time period monopolies have overthrown many small businesses, and urbanization dramatically increased.

Monopolies have had a great effect on the American life throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Monopolies during this time began to overthrow smaller business. Taking out smaller businesses lead to the result of fewer jobs, less wages, and corrupt power. J.D Rockefeller, co-founder of the standard oil company, was a monopolist. He dominated the oil industry, got rich on rebates from railroads, bribing men to spy on competing companies, making secret agreements, and so on. He is considered the biggest monopolist during that time. In order to become part in the industrial business, the industrial revolution took part of it. The industrial revolution brought machines that could give Rockefeller the power to make it into the oil business and to become the biggest monopolist. Rockefeller used vertical integration to get to the top of the oil industry using the monopolized companies as stepping stones to get to the top.

Urbanizing is a population shift from rural to urban areas, and the ways in which society adapts to the change. The industrial revolution had a lasting effect on urbanization. Although many rural areas remained farming communities during this time, the lives of people in cities changed drastically. Life shifted from farming regions to city like areas. People had to find new jobs in factories that were in those cities. This led many cities to become very populated and created horrible living conditions. Since the industrialists started prospering, the business owners needed more employees to fill up the spots that needed to be filled. Most industries were desperate and took any one into business who could work, even kids. Kids or even adults worked for 14 to 16 hours a day and only got paid $8-$10. (They only got 10₵ an hour.) The better you worked or more experience you had, meant the more you got paid. Living at home was just as bad as working, there were up to 5 to 9 people in one room bunched up and they slept with that same amount of people at night.

During the 19th century, the United States experienced an enormous amount of industrial growth. This industrial growth resulted in several changes in American life. Due to Industrial development, monopolies used machines that gave them power to build businesses. The industrial era provided them with these types of machinery. As well as the growth of monopolies, industrial maturation changed the way people lived. Farmers went from farming housings to urban cities. Monopolies and Urbanization were just two of the many changes that happened because of the industrial era.

jonathan lopez , Gabriel Milligan

3/3/2015 10:49:36 pm

Around the 19th century,united states gained huge amount of industrial power.This industrial power formed few changes american life.some of these changes led to positive and negative effects o society and people.such as growth of labor unions and growth of monopolies.

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Silk R, Alicia G, Vanessa M.

3/3/2015 10:56:51 pm

During the 19th century, the United States went through a drastic industrial growth. The drastic industrial change showed many dfferences in American life. These changes included an increase in urbanization, and an increase in immigration.

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Jose German, Ousman Ceesay

3/4/2015 11:11:02 pm

Throughout past events in U.S history during the 19th century, the United States experienced an extraordinary industrialization growth. this growth of industries led in many differences in human life in America. the topic we'll be discussing is increased in immigration and increase in urbanization.:)

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ousman Ceesay, Jose German

3/10/2015 12:15:48 am

Immigration increased during the 1800s. During the 1800s the U.government where using the immigration to work for with out paying them enough money,

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Ousman Ceesay, Jose German

3/10/2015 12:25:44 am

Immigration increased during the 1800s. During the 1800s the U.S. government was using the immigrants to work for them with out paying them enough money, The reason why the government was using them was because it was the only job for the immigrants could do during the 1800s and most of the U.S Citizens didn't want to work in the factors because they want to get pay enough money and the government wasn't trying to pay a lot of money son the only way they could have workers was the immigrants

Dondre B,mohamed K.

3/4/2015 11:12:38 pm

The industrialization contributed to the growth of monopolies.This led to more poor people in the city because the business owners controlled the money. industrialization also led to increased of urbanization because it brought more people to city to work.

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Dondre.B mohamed k

3/5/2015 11:26:52 pm

A monopoly exist when a specific person or a business man is the only person who provide a particular goods or a product.Industrialization led to monopoly because business that used factories they could make things a lot faster and easier then small business.It put small business out of business.The industry was controlled by big business which led them to have a monopoly.One negative effect on the american life is that it gives them option to bring their price up whenever they want to cause the people got no chose but to buy the product from them.

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lalo and angel the god

3/9/2015 12:25:18 am

Around the 19th century the U.S. went through huge changes in the industrial growth. These huge changes effected the american life. Two of these changes were the growth of monopolies, and the growth of reform movements.
One change in american life that resulted from industrial growth was the growth of monopolies. First off, the meaning of monopolies is a single company or group that owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. For example the oil market, Rockefeller bought and took his competition out of business, and as a result for not having competition Rockefeller raised his prices. Another example would be Andrew Carnegie. This man was the only distribute of steel. One negative effect is Rockefeller being the only one to own oil and distribute it. The way industrialization has contributed to monopolies is by business ruling during the civil war which made monopolies rise. Another change in american life that resulted from industrial. Another change in american life that resulted from industrial growth was the increase of southern and eastern Europe immigration. The increase of immigration happened because of multiple reason various wars, hunger.

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ANGEL D GOD LALO D GOD

3/10/2015 12:26:37 am

Around the 19th century the U.S. went through huge changes in the industrial growth. These huge changes affected the American life. Two of these changes were the growth of monopolies, and the growth of reform movements.
One change in American life that resulted from industrial growth was the growth of monopolies. First off, the meaning of monopolies is a single company or group that owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. For example the oil market, Rockefeller bought and took his competition out of business, and as a result for not having competition Rockefeller raised his prices. Another example would be Andrew Carnegie. This man was the only distribute of steel. One negative effect is Rockefeller and Carnegie being the only ones to distribute their own products. The way industrialization has contributed to monopolies is by business ruling during the civil war which made monopolies rise.
Another change in American life that resulted from industrial growth was the increase of southern and eastern Europe immigration. The increase of immigration happened because of multiple reasons various wars, hunger, and other world causes in their country that made them move to the U.S. A positive effect of Europe immigrations coming over to the U.S. is, it was good for business owners since now they have ton of workers to give jobs to. One effect of this change is the immigrants needed some where to live since they were working for extremely low wages; they lived in tenements, little space, and poorly built.
In conclusion, there were multiple changes throughout the industrial revolution. These were the few of many changes.
Around the 19th century the U.S. went through huge changes in the industrial growth. These huge changes affected the American life. Two of these changes were the growth of monopolies, and the growth of reform movements.
One change in American life that resulted from industrial growth was the growth of monopolies. First off, the meaning of monopolies is a single company or group that owns all or nearly all of the market for a given type of product or service. For example the oil market, Rockefeller bought and took his competition out of business, and as a result for not having competition Rockefeller raised his prices. Another example would be Andrew Carnegie. This man was the only distribute of steel. One negative effect is Rockefeller and Carnegie being the only ones to distribute their own products. The way industrialization has contributed to monopolies is by business ruling during the civil war which made monopolies rise.
Another change in American life that resulted from industrial growth was the increase of southern and eastern Europe immigration. The increase of immigration happened because of multiple reasons various wars, hunger, and other world causes in their country that made them move to the U.S. A positive effect of Europe immigrations coming over to the U.S. is, it was good for business owners since now they have ton of workers to give jobs to. One effect of this change is the immigrants needed some where to live since they were working for extremely low wages; they lived in tenements, little space, and poorly built.
In conclusion, there were multiple changes throughout the industrial revolution. These were the few of many changes.

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dondre .B Mohamed k

3/9/2015 12:25:45 am

The united states has experienced tremendous industrial growth which change American life by urbanization. This develop the overall population by increasing the proportion of the population in urban areas. The industrialization led to urbanization because peoples wanted work with the machine and they live in the city because they jobs are there. Its is good thing because it easy to get work

The industrialization contributed to the growth of monopolies. This led to more poor people in the city because the business owners controlled the money. industrialization also led to increased of urbanization because it brought more people to city to work. A monopoly exist when a specific person or a business man is the only person who provide a particular goods or a product. Industrialization led to monopolies because business that used factories they could make things a lot faster and easier then small business. It put small businesses out of business. The industry was controlled by big business which led them to have a monopoly. One negative effect on the American life is that it gives them options to bring their price up whenever they want to cause the people got no chose but to buy the product from them.

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jonathan lopez 3rd period

3/10/2015 12:23:49 am

Around the 19th century,united states gained a huge amount of industrial power. This industrial power formed few changes to American life. Some of these changes led to positive and negative effects on society and people. Such as growth of labor unions and growth of monopolies.
Monopolies in the united states have existed in many forms. When a business dominates a market, its market power makes it a monopoly. How these business use their market power will determine the legality of the monopoly. The Industrialization contributed to this change by improving railroads and resources that were needed such as coal, cotton and oil. Growth of monopolies that produce these resources where making the most money. These business took these resources and use them in any way they can. One positive of effect would be that traveling was much easier. One negative effect was that lots of people where not treated right such as people would get low pay for hard work. This lead up to growth of labor unions.
In the industrial revolution growth of labor union was one big important part of changes to American life. Industrialization contributed to growth of labor union was people helped improve buildings, improving railroads and other useful items that were needed. One good effect was that America life was been improved. One negative effect was that people who was working was living in a poor conditions and low pay, the pay was so low that some people would starve to death. Growth of labor unions was increasing because of immigrants were taking jobs even if the pay was low.
Lots of things change through the industrial revolution. Many people lives where change for the better or the worse such business man. Many lost there business because there business had collapse because of their actions. People in America started to realize that life was terrible. People end up exposing business man and americ a little bit better.

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Mohamed K dondre b

3/10/2015 12:24:34 am

The united states has experienced tremendous industrial growth which change American life by urbanization. This develop the overall population by increasing the proportion of the population in urban areas. The industrialization led to urbanization because peoples wanted work with the machine and they live in the city because they jobs are there. Its is good thing because it easy to get work

The industrialization contributed to the growth of monopolies. This led to more poor people in the city because the business owners controlled the money. industrialization also led to increased of urbanization because it brought more people to city to work. A monopoly exist when a specific person or a business man is the only person who provide a particular goods or a product. Industrialization led to monopolies because business that used factories they could make things a lot faster and easier then small business. It put small businesses out of business. The industry was controlled by big business which led them to have a monopoly. One negative effect on the American life is that it gives them options to bring their price up whenever they want to cause the people got no chose but to buy the product from them.

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Alicia Vanessa

3/10/2015 12:26:22 am

During the 19th century, the United States went through a drastic industrial growth. The drastic industrial change showed many differences in American life. These changes included an increase in urbanization, and an increase in immigration.
Due to the industrial revolution, there was a great increase in urbanization. This was due to the fact that factories were being created in the cities. Coincidently, one of the factories was of Andrew Carnegie. The mass production of steel from molten pig iron prior to the open hearth furnace was called the Bessemer process. Thanks to this steel, people were able to make buildings, which was where they were now going to live. A problem with the increase in urbanization, though, was the fact that now that the rural families are now moving into this urban area, but were almost instantly overcrowded. This leads to a higher risk of catching illnesses and diseases but having no money or health insurance to pay for it.
The industrial revolution also had a large impact in the coming of immigrants into America. The increase in jobs also included an increase in laborers. Factory owners needed to find a way to get the job done but for cheap, that’s where desperate Europeans come in. American factory owners welcomed immigrants with open arms, but American “nativists” had a large problem. They believed that their jobs were being taken, and so something had to be done, they encouraged for the Chinese exclusion act and the national origins act which prohibited Chinese and Japanese (or any Asians for that matter) into coming into “their” country.
In conclusion, the industrial revolution, created many openings for many people in terms of jobs and opportunities. These changes showed many differences in the American life, which can both be viewed as positive or negative.

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